Distance from Tórshavn to Jaffna

The distance between Tórshavn, Faroe Islands and Jaffna, Sri Lanka is 8,895 kilometers (5,527 miles).

Tórshavn, Streymoy, Faroe Islands

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

From Tórshavn to Jaffna, the straight-line distance is 8,895 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Tórshavn at one meter above sea level and Jaffna at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Local time:

Time Zone: Atlantic/Faroe

Coordinates: 62.0097° N 6.7716° W

Elevation: 1 m (3 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Vágar Airport (FAE)
  • Foula Airport (FOA)
  • Papa Stour Airport (PSV)
  • Scatsa Airport (SCS)
  • Unst Airport (UNT)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Colombo

Coordinates: 9.6685° N 80.0074° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Kankesanturai Airport (JAF)
  • Tanjore Air Force Base (TJV)
  • Anuradhapura Air Force Base (ACJ)
  • Trincomalee Airport (TRR)
  • Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (TRZ)

Other distances from Tórshavn

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Tórshavn to Klaksvík 26 km
From Tórshavn to Hoyvík 3 km
From Tórshavn to Argir 2 km
From Tórshavn to Fuglafjørður 26 km
From Tórshavn to Vágur 60 km

Other distances from Jaffna

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Jaffna to Colombo 303 km
From Jaffna to Galle 401 km
From Jaffna to Batticaloa 285 km
From Jaffna to Pita Kotte 307 km
From Jaffna to Matara 416 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Tórshavn and Jaffna.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Queens, United States Port Harcourt, Nigeria 8,895 km
Hanoi, Vietnam Amsterdam, Netherlands 8,895 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Morelia, Mexico 8,895 km
Oklahoma City, United States Montevideo, Uruguay 8,895 km
Helsinki, Finland El Paso, United States 8,896 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Hamilton, Canada 8,894 km
Brussels, Belgium Ibagué, Colombia 8,894 km
Rome, Italy Brasília, Brazil 8,894 km
Shanghai, China Amsterdam, Netherlands 8,894 km
Morelia, Mexico Bristol, United Kingdom 8,893 km
Recife, Brazil Albuquerque, United States 8,897 km
Kolkata, India Onitsha, Nigeria 8,893 km
Coyoacán, Mexico Reading, United Kingdom 8,898 km
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Stockholm, Sweden 8,898 km
Abuja, Nigeria Dhaka, Bangladesh 8,898 km
Bucharest, Romania Omaha, United States 8,898 km
Torreón, Mexico Bilbao, Spain 8,898 km
The Bronx, United States Port Harcourt, Nigeria 8,898 km
Portland, United States Belém, Brazil 8,898 km
Brussels, Belgium Oakland, United States 8,892 km

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